"Can't open X library" error while installing ns-2.26 in fc9

mq15 · 12-08-2009, 06:06 AM

'./install' and './configure' are issuing the error:

Quote:

...
tclcl-1.0b13 has been installed successfully.
============================================================
* Build ns-2.26
============================================================
loading cache ./config.cache
...
checking for tcl2c++... ../tclcl-1.0b13
checking for X11 header files
checking for X11 library archive
checking for XOpenDisplay in -lX11... (cached) no
can't find X library
Ns configuration failed! Exiting ...
Please check http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-problems.html
for common problems and bug fixes.

All the necessary packages are installed:

Quote:

already installed and latest version
Nothing to do message comes if I
'yum install libXmu-devel' for example

Also note:

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[root@localhost ~]# gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.3.0 20080428 (Red Hat 4.3.0-8)
Copyright (C) 2008 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO
warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

My system is Fedora 9. I know that latest version of ns2 is 2.34 but for aodv-uu and mobile IP (http://core.it.uu.se/core/index.php/...le_IP_for_ns-2) I have to use ns2.26. That's why I have to install this version. Kindly also note that before 'Can't open X library' I got this error :

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...
tclcl-mappings.h:52: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘struct Tcl’
tclcl-mappings.h:41: error: forward declaration of ‘struct Tcl’
...
Tcl.cc:603: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to ‘char*’
make: *** [Tcl.o] Error 1
tclcl-1.0b13 make failed! Exiting ...
See http://www.isi.edu/nsnam/ns/ns-problems.html for problems
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But this problem was resolved by patching:

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--- tclcl.h~ 2003-07-29 11:24:50.000000000 -0700
+++ tclcl.h 2004-12-10 08:55:34.692584936 -0800
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@
}

#include "tclcl-config.h"
-#include "tclcl-mappings.h"
#include "tracedvar.h"
+// tclcl-mappings.h included below, AFTER definition of class Tcl

struct Tk_Window_;

@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@
Tcl_HashTable objs_;
};

+#include "tclcl-mappings.h"
+
class InstVar;

class TclObject {

[found at: http://mailman.isi.edu/pipermail/ns-...y/053623.html]
I have also read:http://www.linuxquestions.org/questi...ibrary-655310/
But it does not solve the problem. I have provided complete 'case-history' of my problem. If someone needs other specific info about my system/distribution please do ask..
Best regards

knudfl · 12-08-2009, 09:55 AM

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can't find X library

When an application asks for (lib)<name> ,
it means lib<name>-devel :

1) su , password
2) yum install libX11-devel libXext-devel libXau-devel libXmu-devel

.. and probably also ..
2a) yum install compat-gcc-34 compat-gcc-34-c++

I am not sure the system compiler will work with ns-2.26 .
This command can be used :

' CXX=g++34 ./install '

.. and if you use './configure' :
' ./configure CXX=g++34 '
.. and for make :
' make CXX=g++34 '

Good luck ..

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John VV · 12-08-2009, 04:37 PM

you do not have the -devel rpm's installed .Seeing as fedora 9 is now UNSUPPORTED and the repos have been moved to the historical archives since fedora 10 hit it's end of life

install the current and supported version
Fedora 12

knudfl · 12-08-2009, 05:01 PM

@ John VV : The "yum install" line is only for the
sake of completeness : The OP installed ns-2.34 on
Fedora 9 fifty days ago.
So the -devel files are probably in place.

All Fedora 9 repo's still work. The repo had some
time ago these files added automagically :
'fedora.repo.rpmnew', 'fedora-updates-newkey.repo',
'fedora-updates-testing-newkey.repo'.

Seems to be a new feature, Fedora 9 only , so far. ?
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John VV · 12-08-2009, 07:49 PM

fedora-updates-newkey.repo
the " new key repos" were added in fedora 8 after a red hat server brake in

mq15 · 12-09-2009, 12:07 AM

Thanks a lot to both of you..
All the libs are installed already:

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[root@localhost ns-Installation]# yum install libX11-devel
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
rpmfusion-nonfree-updates | 2.4 kB 00:00
fedora | 2.4 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-free-updates | 2.4 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-free | 951 B 00:00
adobe-linux-i386 | 951 B 00:00
adobe-linux-i386/primary | 12 kB 00:00
adobe-linux-i386 17/17
updates-newkey | 3.4 kB 00:00
freshrpms | 2.8 kB 00:00
rpmfusion-nonfree | 951 B 00:00
updates | 2.6 kB 00:00
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Package libX11-devel-1.1.4-1.fc9.i386 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
[root@localhost ns-Installation]# yum install libXext-devel
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Package libXext-devel-1.0.4-1.fc9.i386 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
[root@localhost ns-Installation]# yum install libXau-devel
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Package libXau-devel-1.0.3-5.fc9.i386 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
[root@localhost ns-Installation]# yum install libXmu-devel
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Package libXmu-devel-1.0.4-1.fc9.i386 already installed and latest version
Nothing to do
[root@localhost ns-Installation]# yum install compat-gcc-34
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package compat-gcc-34.i386 0:3.4.6-9 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

==================================================================================================== ==========================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
==================================================================================================== ==========================================================
Installing:
compat-gcc-34 i386 3.4.6-9 fedora 4.0 M

Transaction Summary
==================================================================================================== ==========================================================
Install 1 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 4.0 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
compat-gcc-34-3.4.6-9.i386.rpm | 4.0 MB 00:40
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : compat-gcc-34 1/1

Installed:
compat-gcc-34.i386 0:3.4.6-9

Complete!
[root@localhost ns-Installation]# yum install compat-gcc-34-c++
Loaded plugins: refresh-packagekit
Setting up Install Process
Parsing package install arguments
Resolving Dependencies
--> Running transaction check
---> Package compat-gcc-34-c++.i386 0:3.4.6-9 set to be updated
--> Finished Dependency Resolution

Dependencies Resolved

==================================================================================================== ==========================================================
Package Arch Version Repository Size
==================================================================================================== ==========================================================
Installing:
compat-gcc-34-c++ i386 3.4.6-9 fedora 11 M

Transaction Summary
==================================================================================================== ==========================================================
Install 1 Package(s)
Update 0 Package(s)
Remove 0 Package(s)

Total download size: 11 M
Is this ok [y/N]: y
Downloading Packages:
compat-gcc-34-c++-3.4.6-9.i386.rpm | 11 MB 01:45
Running rpm_check_debug
Running Transaction Test
Finished Transaction Test
Transaction Test Succeeded
Running Transaction
Installing : compat-gcc-34-c++ 1/1

Installed:
compat-gcc-34-c++.i386 0:3.4.6-9

Complete!

Even now, at

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CXX=g++34 ./install

I get:

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...
checking for X11 library archive
checking for XOpenDisplay in -lX11... (cached) no
can't find X library
Ns configuration failed! Exiting ...

knudfl · 12-09-2009, 03:10 AM

Fedora 9 ... ns 2.26 ..

'libX11' error ? ? I get no errors like that.
And isn't ' tk8.3.2' using libX11 too ?

May be show the output of the command
' file /usr/lib/libX11.so '

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I can get ns-2.26 compiled some of the way with g++34. EDIT, please see post # 22.
But the final result : I used g++-2.95 on Debian Etch.
May be it can be compiled on CentOS 3.9 too → g++296 .

Ns-2.xx is only creating one file = ' ns '.
You can get a copy of my binary 'ns' :
Click my name and send an email.
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And 'nam' : You can use the nam binary from ns-allinone-2.34 .
.. Can be used as /usr/local/bin/nam .
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mq15 · 12-09-2009, 07:34 AM

Thanks knudfl..
The output of 'file /usr/lib/libX11.so' is:

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[mq15@localhost ~]$ file /usr/lib/libX11.so
/usr/lib/libX11.so: symbolic link to `libX11.so.6.2.0'

knudfl · 12-10-2009, 11:49 PM

CentOS 3.9 makes a perfect result using the
system compiler = gcc, g++, c++ version 3.2.3
No patching was required.

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mq15 · 12-16-2009, 07:48 AM

Thanks knudfl
Friends please notice one more thing:
Before applying the patch (mentioned in my first post):

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[mq15@localhost ns-allinone-2.26]$ ./install
...
otcl-1.0a8 has been installed successfully.
============================================================
* Build Tclcl-1.0b13
============================================================
No .configure file found in current directory
Continuing with default options...
checking for X11 library archive
checking for XOpenDisplay in -lX11... yes
checking for XShmAttach in -lXext... yes
No explicit static compilation flag; setting V_STATIC to ""
checking for dlopen in -ldl... yes
...
tclcl-mappings.h: In static member function ‘static int TclObjectHelper<T>::dispatch_(void*, Tcl_Interp*, int, char**)’:
tclcl-mappings.h:51: error: incomplete type ‘Tcl’ used in nested name specifier
tclcl-mappings.h:52: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘struct Tcl’
tclcl-mappings.h:41: error: forward declaration of ‘struct Tcl’
tclcl-mappings.h:57: error: invalid use of incomplete type ‘struct Tcl’
tclcl-mappings.h:41: error: forward declaration of ‘struct Tcl’
Tcl.cc: In member function ‘void Tcl::eval(char*)’:
Tcl.cc:180: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to ‘char*’
Tcl.cc: In member function ‘int TclObject::traceVar(const char*, TclObject*)’:
Tcl.cc:419: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to ‘char*’
Tcl.cc: In static member function ‘static int TclClass::create_shadow(void*, Tcl_Interp*, int, char**)’:
Tcl.cc:507: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to ‘char*’
Tcl.cc:509: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to ‘char*’
Tcl.cc: In static member function ‘static int TclClass::dispatch_instvar(void*, Tcl_Interp*, int, char**)’:
Tcl.cc:569: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to ‘char*’
Tcl.cc: In member function ‘virtual void TclClass::bind()’:
Tcl.cc:601: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to ‘char*’
Tcl.cc:603: warning: deprecated conversion from string constant to ‘char*’
make: *** [Tcl.o] Error 1
tclcl-1.0b13 make failed! Exiting ...

After applying the patch:

Quote:

tclcl-1.0b13 has been installed successfully.
============================================================
* Build ns-2.26
============================================================
loading cache ./config.cache
No .configure file found in current directory
Continuing with default options...
...
checking for X11 header files
checking for X11 library archive
checking for XOpenDisplay in -lX11... (cached) no
can't find X library
Ns configuration failed! Exiting ...

Please note the difference. I have also installed compat-gcc-34 but I think ns is being compiled by gcc4.3 as:

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[mq15@localhost ns-allinone-2.26]$ gcc --version
gcc (GCC) 4.3.0 20080428 (Red Hat 4.3.0-8)

Also:

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CXX=g++34 ./install

does not make any difference. Best Regards

knudfl · 12-18-2009, 05:23 AM

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tclcl-1.0b13 make failed! Exiting ...

tclcl-1.0b13 :
No errors on my Fedora 9 using gcc / g++ version 4.3.0.
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Quote:

can't find X library
Ns configuration failed! Exiting ...

I do not get that error either, see post # 7.

Something is wrong with your Fedora 9, or you have
a corrupted ns-allinone-2.26 .

Ns-2.26 can not be compiled on Fedora 9. See post # 7. EDIT, please see post # 22.
Ns-allinone-2.26 was made for Redhat 9 , it seems.
A long term version of Redhat 9 is CentOS 3.9 (Redhat EL 3.9).

CentOS 3.9 : Creates a perfect ns-2.26, see post # 9. EDIT, see post # 22.
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If you want to be absolute sure, that ns-2.26 uses g++34 :
Edit Makefile.in, line 36-37 from

Code:

CC	= @CC@
CPP	= @CXX@

to

CC	= gcc34
CPP	= g++34

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The patch, "ns-2.26-aodv-uu-mip" which isn't a patch,
but a patched version of ns-2.26 meant to replace
ns-allinone-2.26/ns-2.26 :

Using g++34 it stops with the same errors as 2.26-orig :

Code:

webcache/webtraf.cc: In member function `virtual int WebTrafPool::command(int, const char* const*)':
webcache/webtraf.cc:415: fejl: ISO C++ forbids ....
make: *** [webcache/webtraf.o] Error 1

I will see, what I can do about it on CentOS 3.9.
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knudfl · 12-20-2009, 02:58 PM

My "CentOS 3.9" computer has been down for a couple of days.

I got a new 'CentOS 3.9' up running today, and ns-allinone-2.26
with the modified 'ns-2.26' = 'ns-2.26-aodv-uu-mip' compiled OK.

I will send you an email with the resultant binaries attached :
'ns' and 'nse'.

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EDIT
P.S. : May be I have to redo, so you can use it with the new
dependency = libpcap.so.Xx
( CentOS39 libpcap.so.0.6.2 , Fedora 9 libpcap.so.0.9 ).
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knudfl · 12-21-2009, 12:54 AM

.. OK .. did a rebuild of the libpcap-0.9.8-2.fc9.src.rpm
Fedora 9 source code, and it worked fine with 'ns-2.26-aodv-uu-mip'

So a new result, 'ns' + 'nse' is available.

mq15 · 12-21-2009, 05:35 AM

This is so kind of you knudfl..
In fact there is one more confusion: I don't know how to make use of the binaries you are sending to me.

knudfl · 12-21-2009, 01:51 PM

Using 'ns' : just like you would do, if you had compiled
the application yourself .. or unpacked it as a binary
application.
The binaries have their location in ns-allinone-2.26/ns-2.26/
If any doubt : look at the ns-allinone-2.34, you have.
No difference. Example command : 'ns file.tcl' ( like 2.34 ).

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